The Beach

[Bazle 1,491]

Yesterday, I took a walk along Beach Road, all the way northwards from Soi 13.

The debris on the beach was the worst I can recall seeing it.

There were people out trying to clear it. The large debris, including an incredible amount of long pieces of bamboo, were being manually carried to a truck on Beach Road by a team of orange-uniformed guys.

There was also another team which was making piles of the smaller debris.

There was a lot of rubbish floating in the water just waiting to take the place of the cleared rubbish.

When I looked today, they were still cleaning up, but they had made quite a lot of progress since yesterday. I also understood the purpose of making piles of the smaller debris. The piles were made in a straight line along the beach, and this machine came along to suck up the piles and sift them.

A lot still needed to be done, though.

When I got north of Klang yesterday, into the area of the newly "nourished" beach, I thought they had discovered some magical way of preventing the debris. However, when I walked on the beach towards the shoreline for closer investigation, I realised the debris was there - just not visible from the walkway.

The "nourished" beach has been built at 3 terraced levels:

- one at the level of the pathway, or not far below, then

- a lower level

- a final one at the shoreline.

Up by the Dusit, I was curious whether the beach had been made all around the headland, thus making it possible to walk around the headland outside of the Dusit - something not possible since the walkway had been allowed to fall into disrepair. It was not possible to answer that without going to take a look.

As you can see, the beach ends where you can see it from Beach Road.

In that same picture, there is the only sign that I could see of what used to be the walkway around the headland.

These guys were trimming the bushes growing out of the wall outside the Dusit.

[simplelife 57]

Good post, I'm always interested in how the city is evolving one way or another.

 

As you noted, the wooden parts of the walkway are also missing more and more planks, both on the floor, and the handrails.

 

Central Pattaya area has a long makeshift fence as the beach is being extended

[jacko 8,815]

Good post and a problem that seems to be escalating. I recall attending the Fireworks competition a few months back, and walked along the beach from the Dusit to soi 6 area before sunset, it was truly disgustingly litter strewn. A stroll down 2nd Rd to Klang exhibited many piles of fly tipping. Later, sat on the Beach, even the locals were complaining how it looked, and this was before the event started. As I rode my bike through some casava fields yesterday, a snack bag flew out of a truck window to join many similar, and many much larger items by the roadside.

This will keep tourists away.

[chippendalesam 37]

Jacko, do you ride a bicycle or a motorbike? I will be buying a bicycle after i arrive in the Pattaya-Jomtien area for retirement. For local trips, daily errands, sight seeing and a tiny bit of exercise. Anyone currently doing this? Please feel free to give me feed-back. Thank you all in advance.

[simplelife 57]

I ride a bicycle. West Pattaya is bicycle sized in terms of distance, it works well. I have a fixed gear.

[gs joe 1,776]

I ride a bicycle. West Pattaya is bicycle sized in terms of distance, it works well. I have a fixed gear.

How do you manage with the heat ?

[jacko 8,815]

Jacko, do you ride a bicycle or a motorbike? I will be buying a bicycle after i arrive in the Pattaya-Jomtien area for retirement. For local trips, daily errands, sight seeing and a tiny bit of exercise. Anyone currently doing this? Please feel free to give me feed-back. Thank you all in advance.

I have a 125 Yamaha, had it for about 11+ years now. A bicycle, no, afraid I am a bit too lazy for that. I think it is a bit dangerous for day to day getting about, and wouldn't carry enough shopping.

[simplelife 57]

How do you manage with the heat ?

 

I sleep between 6am and 2-3pm. If riding in the late afternoon I ride with my shirt off. Most of the time I ride after sundown

 

I used to ride during the day including the hottest parts of the day. It's actually much better than walking due to the wind resistance. On long rides though, I would be sure to hop into a 7/11 for the AC and some water.

 

The real issue IMO is the rain. I hate having my bike rained on. If you see a guy sprinting down to south pattaya on a hint of drizzle it may be me. I tie mine up near the concrete circle when I want to walk beach road. I should probably just leave it under Royal Garden.

Edited September 18, 2018 by simplelife

[Butch 3,456]

Great post Bazle, and an indicator of just how polluted our oceans and beaches have become in recent years.

 

slighty off topic, President Duterte has allowed Boracay to re open in a few weeks, and it is really clean, apparently he's given the vendors and locals a pretty stern warning to keep it clean or risk another, possibly permanent closure.

[aj 62]

Yes Pattaya beach is as always special. i still would not get in water.

Good to hear Boracay to reopen. i would bet it stays clean

as he means what he say's it is a shame not same here

good picks off beach.

Cheers

[Big_Brian 179]

That machine on the beach, why isn't that going up & down from dawn to (say) 09:00 every day when the beach is empty? Cleaning the surface is all very well, but you have to keep doing it as the crap below works its way up.

 

That would mean planning ahead I suppose, not a strong point here.

[stewieg 1]

Where does it come from and how to make sure it doesn't keep happening. I was reading somewhere that the ships that pass are dumping all their garbage over the side but for this to be the cause there would have to be thousands of ships dumping garbage. There is so much of it.

[Bazle 1,491]

Where does it come from and how to make sure it doesn't keep happening. I was reading somewhere that the ships that pass are dumping all their garbage over the side but for this to be the cause there would have to be thousands of ships dumping garbage. There is so much of it.

 

I don't know if it is correct but I read some years ago that a large proportion comes from Bangkok, garbage dumped into the Chao Phraya which gets washed by the tides down to Patts.